Analysis

  • max time kernel
    85s
  • max time network
    152s
  • platform
    windows10-2004_x64
  • resource
    win10v2004-20260513-en
  • resource tags

    arch:x64arch:x86image:win10v2004-20260513-enlocale:en-usos:windows10-2004-x64systemwindows
  • submitted
    18/08/2026, 00:38

General

  • Target
    2026-08-17_2ae23c274dbdee9cf1310fec2a8713ad_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
  • Size 862KB
  • Sample260818-ay45kaef39
  • SHA256 fc2f74101d4d4e2ff58994b03a95267c54e1e45892e176c5b0d8195cd97f418b
  • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

Malware Config

Signatures

  • Detects executables packed with ASPack 45 IoCs
  • ASPack v2.12-2.42 41 IoCs

    Detects executables packed with ASPack v2.12-2.42

  • Executes dropped EXE 1 IoCs
  • Adds Run key to start application 2 TTPs 2 IoCs
  • Drops autorun.inf file 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Malware can abuse Windows Autorun to spread further via attached volumes.

  • Drops file in System32 directory 1 IoCs
  • Drops file in Program Files directory 64 IoCs
  • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery 1 TTPs 2 IoCs

    Attempt gather information about the system language of a victim in order to infer the geographical location of that host.

  • NTFS ADS 1 IoCs
  • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx 2 IoCs

Processes

  • C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_2ae23c274dbdee9cf1310fec2a8713ad_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe
    "C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Local\Temp\2026-08-17_2ae23c274dbdee9cf1310fec2a8713ad_cobalt-strike_conti_elex_hijackloader_vidar.exe"
    1⤵
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • NTFS ADS
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:3920
  • C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
    1⤵
    • Executes dropped EXE
    • Adds Run key to start application
    • Drops autorun.inf file
    • Drops file in System32 directory
    • Drops file in Program Files directory
    • System Location Discovery: System Language Discovery
    • Suspicious use of SetWindowsHookEx
    PID:2068

Network

        MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v16

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        Downloads

        patcher.exe

        • Path C:\905c0769f9a06c95a24ddf945\patcher.exe
        • Size 862KB
        • SHA256 fc2f74101d4d4e2ff58994b03a95267c54e1e45892e176c5b0d8195cd97f418b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        reader_sl.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\reader_sl.exe
        • Size 915KB
        • SHA256 5aed504d424563732160490982d3c7871f1576fb01553b68bac85af5644d7c96
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wow_helper.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\wow_helper.exe
        • Size 970KB
        • SHA256 4d01e366330a1798eab27c19a059a81a879a4b417a6600854da9d20168601c22
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_bk\1.3.147.37\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateSetup.exe
        • Size 961KB
        • SHA256 d3a0d5fe52d0db0022b2ecf8251898b56491a9be5200d3dbdfec04fa14a512c6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft\EdgeUpdate_disable\1.3.195.65\MicrosoftEdgeUpdateOnDemand.exe
        • Size 961KB
        • SHA256 77026424d537657a328e6dc7838e025852309abdd494f649f597887d67cd2142
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        7z.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\7z.exe$
        • Size 1.4MB
        • SHA256 f0b5572b5070cb06a2318e44558c1eeeb2cb914581c2e03fc31b398b13c38e5c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        Uninstall.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\7-Zip\Uninstall.exe
        • Size 877KB
        • SHA256 07f080eb2c2a544dcb25f2cade3f0ccdf03cb7d2edcb52f6c33a53732b44ab2b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        InspectorOfficeGadget.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\InspectorOfficeGadget.exe
        • Size 910KB
        • SHA256 1e70ea4c154bb6f48e5bd6604e04186e1247e2ce10bc666b56d05c7f45c0a0d1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        setup.exe$

        • Path C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\140.0.7339.81\Installer\setup.exe$
        • Size 1006KB
        • SHA256 f9026d05a3fac4d705cf62bb037ea2cc9ccb10f67bec5aae7809c6d5603f3b9f
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jcmd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jcmd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 3a050cfc37616e9823a9dfadb548bc32edd0d85ac1baefcd0e2e6afbabe2a8d6
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jconsole.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jconsole.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 0b8d8003fe1634b700e266227151afe4d60f755a1c2069e29a1dc244514fa0c5
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdb.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdb.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 cf17328eb14daebcfb0aa3340f6e37184b99afd95fe7b5196707e3407ff6503d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jdeps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jdeps.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 afae7792e429f28621e73064a4d9601aa8a34f99e9caa75f7a71420073507594
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jhat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jhat.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 912aff3e0cc2e2d0126d6d2dd27870a24b45bf080ec24e72a133f8044c02c2f3
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jinfo.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jinfo.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 e632ca4d1bee367dc0fb632f082a855d465c689f7d862f61910c678478aa662b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jjs.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jjs.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 ff15ba4d5ed0b5e56a2ad9facbb552bae20842bc2d01feb1a223104e4c313e34
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jmap.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jmap.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 163bfa7fefa7264862da2224708855d90debf873098c49478aa53cf43a3a4ef1
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jps.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jps.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 c1656588c165941b9d23934dd8239a5628bf46cfcfd0c28071951599650267c7
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jrunscript.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jrunscript.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 9fbb06f401c94a63b360816584dba3d3f84c909d6532f008d75ffe002f00ae36
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jsadebugd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jsadebugd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 ff8b038e8c8cbb25d6f5d33d8902377b21dc68167f52c7c72b5c70876609e7ca
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstack.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstack.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 8f6fe264ea1e51230cfd074a65d28263565d50be99c58facee1020ab8327dd5b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstat.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstat.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 c9f6476721d259481e654007e25ce954d2bb9d709d38838a1d6df1f12e450d37
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        jstatd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\jstatd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 3fe40d4cd6f742b8f26ceccd7a9cc13135b161a8a64de78c5604cb4ac248884b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        keytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\keytool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 7832e40d66942e4d0abb22706d1e09d9ac831b8fa527015b5287750fd2d67d82
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        kinit.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\kinit.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 4b0aec34076426bb45daf620021ad59b4c6905bbb00243169def2925ad0b1168
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        klist.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\klist.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 7fceb724c113c335ce728c18bd262a7aab96c4e0e07a4bac62ab30c5f5d8c32e
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        ktab.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\ktab.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 81922a0a9bff49645b90d80169a2c797933a701c1f3c572950fd9d741487f1a9
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        native2ascii.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\native2ascii.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 fe2c4aa5ed479f4fe2168d38d263264d760926a93773141d7b4e94590921f1aa
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        orbd.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\orbd.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 35606c9b47cbecba0b3ba00c4c29e5a5f631288e94afd6932337d0660bedd572
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        pack200.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\pack200.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 32d815613335c6b2a1593800fa15613e67b9128a69c249fb458ff0b9da1603f4
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        policytool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\policytool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 e743d15e8acd8354deaf10e6b4e72553b22bd0d2b1034d844a4cb9ee295e8ecf
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmic.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmic.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 0b845d67a060c1927f17977d2ca59f3698cba745b7b262f3f6b7e3ad420f431d
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmid.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmid.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 2bce825d182733ff5e44c2800d242a9668da0b3621ec31fe1d6bd9bd8d9a089b
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        rmiregistry.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\rmiregistry.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 2ac70383825b1ec84fc57da1e45bc52b9ef60d7d05f849d02739615487375d79
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        schemagen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\schemagen.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 15335633b52e6cc6b2fcb16795edf6e14601f1ae65025b617c6264c91fa6ec32
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        serialver.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\serialver.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 e76179cfef6204873e19c18ef70a655e84b46738a132db2366d1f31b57a05170
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        servertool.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\servertool.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 382c713fb56d91190b632e63336781fdef5481ea85734a868844d98e05470427
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        tnameserv.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\tnameserv.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 bc62b6428829fa75ebf9990f81665d0b78bcd4a39d5f038578f1abc9ed26d6c2
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsgen.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsgen.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 d871eb3146d57023d0b9803abed1e2ab1cb0ad72da5d2db4a64dd4d3f49b69ac
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        wsimport.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\wsimport.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 a27384f59789f26fe53885e865bc6d7c91c9036c22f4cf9b030e69b1fb253ba8
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        xjc.exe

        • Path C:\Program Files\Java\jdk-1.8\bin\xjc.exe
        • Size 886KB
        • SHA256 952d2c43d27e830543bf7478fddf3c7fe2534290163c42a74c052275a02af34c
        • MD5 SHA1 SHA512 SSDEEP TLSH

        memory/2068-23-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/2068-7-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3920-0-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp

        memory/3920-22-0x0000000000400000-0x000000000040F000-memory.dmp